Secondary BS 051216 Clinton Nursery 02-9 Melted plastic hangs from the roof at Clinton Nursery in Clinton on Thursday, May 12, 2016. A fire started around the germination station in the warehouse of the nursery the night before causing approximately 100,000 dollars in damage. "It's a miracle that it happened in the back and didn't affect the baskets, farm area and up front," Dreamfield Farms and Clinton Nursery President of the Board of Directors Michele Howey said. "The community has really rallied around us. The silver lining is how much the community means to us and we learned how much we mean to the community."
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BS 051216 Clinton Nursery 08-2Clinton Nursery is running business as usual in Clinton on Thursday, May 12, 2016. A fire started around the germination station in the warehouse of the nursery the night before causing approximately 100,000 dollars in damage. "It's a miracle that it happened in the back and didn't affect the baskets, farm area and up front," Dreamfield Farms and Clinton Nursery President of the Board of Directors Michele Howey said. "The community has really rallied around us. The silver lining is how much the community means to us and we learned how much we mean to the community."
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BS 051216 Clinton Nursery 07-1Clinton Nursery is running business as usual in Clinton on Thursday, May 12, 2016. A fire started around the germination station in the warehouse of the nursery the night before causing approximately 100,000 dollars in damage. "It's a miracle that it happened in the back and didn't affect the baskets, farm area and up front," Dreamfield Farms and Clinton Nursery President of the Board of Directors Michele Howey said. "The community has really rallied around us. The silver lining is how much the community means to us and we learned how much we mean to the community."
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BS 051216 Clinton Nursery 06Clinton Nursery is running business as usual in Clinton on Thursday, May 12, 2016. A fire started around the germination station in the warehouse of the nursery the night before causing approximately 100,000 dollars in damage. "It's a miracle that it happened in the back and didn't affect the baskets, farm area and up front," Dreamfield Farms and Clinton Nursery President of the Board of Directors Michele Howey said. "The community has really rallied around us. The silver lining is how much the community means to us and we learned how much we mean to the community."
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Nursery fire 6Clinton firefighters are investigating the cause of a fire that caused an estimated $200,000 in damage at the Clinton Nursery and Country Store on Wednesday, May 11, 2016.
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Secondary BS 051216 Clinton Nursery 05-12Fran Brown, of Syracuse, picks out plants at Clinton Nursery in Clinton on Thursday, May 12, 2016. A fire started around the germination station in the warehouse of the nursery the night before causing approximately 100,000 dollars in damage. "It's a miracle that it happened in the back and didn't affect the baskets, farm area and up front," Dreamfield Farms and Clinton Nursery President of the Board of Directors Michele Howey said. "The community has really rallied around us. The silver lining is how much the community means to us and we learned how much we mean to the community."
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Nursery fire 1The owners of Clinton Nursery and Country store say at least $200,000 in damage was caused by a fire Wednesday night, May 11, 2016. The blaze started in this seed germination chamber.
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Secondary BS 051216 Clinton Nursery 04-11Burnt plants were visible at Clinton Nursery in Clinton on Thursday, May 12, 2016. A fire started around the germination station in the warehouse of the nursery the night before causing approximately 100,000 dollars in damage. "It's a miracle that it happened in the back and didn't affect the baskets, farm area and up front," Dreamfield Farms and Clinton Nursery President of the Board of Directors Michele Howey said. "The community has really rallied around us. The silver lining is how much the community means to us and we learned how much we mean to the community."
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Secondary BS 051216 Clinton Nursery 03-10The chemical room, left, is about 20 feet from where the fire broke out, right, at Clinton Nursery. The fire started around the germination station in the warehouse of the nursery the night before causing approximately 100,000 dollars in damage. "It's a miracle that it happened in the back and didn't affect the baskets, farm area and up front," Dreamfield Farms and Clinton Nursery President of the Board of Directors Michele Howey said. "The community has really rallied around us. The silver lining is how much the community means to us and we learned how much we mean to the community."
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LEAD BS 051216 Clinton Nursery 01-8Dreamfield Farms and Clinton Nursery Head Grower Jed Diamond waters flowers at the Clinton Nursery in Clinton on Thursday, May 12, 2016. A fire started around the germination station in the warehouse of the nursery the night before causing approximately 100,000 dollars in damage. "It's a miracle that it happened in the back and didn't affect the baskets, farm area and up front," Dreamfield Farms and Clinton Nursery President of the Board of Directors Michele Howey said. "The community has really rallied around us. The silver lining is how much the community means to us and we learned how much we mean to the community."
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Nursery fire 2The owners of Clinton Nursery and Country store say at least $200,000 in damage was caused by a fire Wednesday night, May 11, 2016. The blaze started in this seed germination chamber. Head grower Jed Diamond surveys the spot.
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BS 051216 Clinton Nursery 13-7Clinton Nursery is running business as usual in Clinton on Thursday, May 12, 2016. A fire started around the germination station in the warehouse of the nursery the night before causing approximately 100,000 dollars in damage. "It's a miracle that it happened in the back and didn't affect the baskets, farm area and up front," Dreamfield Farms and Clinton Nursery President of the Board of Directors Michele Howey said. "The community has really rallied around us. The silver lining is how much the community means to us and we learned how much we mean to the community."
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BS 051216 Clinton Nursery 12-6Clinton Nursery is running business as usual in Clinton on Thursday, May 12, 2016. A fire started around the germination station in the warehouse of the nursery the night before causing approximately 100,000 dollars in damage. "It's a miracle that it happened in the back and didn't affect the baskets, farm area and up front," Dreamfield Farms and Clinton Nursery President of the Board of Directors Michele Howey said. "The community has really rallied around us. The silver lining is how much the community means to us and we learned how much we mean to the community."
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BS 051216 Clinton Nursery 11-5Clinton Nursery is running business as usual in Clinton on Thursday, May 12, 2016. A fire started around the germination station in the warehouse of the nursery the night before causing approximately 100,000 dollars in damage. "It's a miracle that it happened in the back and didn't affect the baskets, farm area and up front," Dreamfield Farms and Clinton Nursery President of the Board of Directors Michele Howey said. "The community has really rallied around us. The silver lining is how much the community means to us and we learned how much we mean to the community."
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BS 051216 Clinton Nursery 10-4Clinton Nursery is running business as usual in Clinton on Thursday, May 12, 2016. A fire started around the germination station in the warehouse of the nursery the night before causing approximately 100,000 dollars in damage. "It's a miracle that it happened in the back and didn't affect the baskets, farm area and up front," Dreamfield Farms and Clinton Nursery President of the Board of Directors Michele Howey said. "The community has really rallied around us. The silver lining is how much the community means to us and we learned how much we mean to the community."
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BS 051216 Clinton Nursery 09-3Clinton Nursery is running business as usual in Clinton on Thursday, May 12, 2016. A fire started around the germination station in the warehouse of the nursery the night before causing approximately 100,000 dollars in damage. "It's a miracle that it happened in the back and didn't affect the baskets, farm area and up front," Dreamfield Farms and Clinton Nursery President of the Board of Directors Michele Howey said. "The community has really rallied around us. The silver lining is how much the community means to us and we learned how much we mean to the community."
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Nursery fire 5Jed Diamond, head grower at Clinton Nursery and Country Store, on Thursday, May 12, 2016, stands in one of the greenhouse structures heavily damaged by an estimated $200,000 fire. Diamond's father started the business 40 years ago. "I was basically born in here," Diamond said.
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Nursery fire 4Two greenhouse structures were heavily damaged by a fire Wednesday, May 11, 2016, at Clinton Nursery and Country Store.
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